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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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Publisher’s Desk. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
New York. 
MARKET NOTES 
WOOL.—There is a general feeling that 
prices are hardening, and those who are 
holding are quite satisfied with the out¬ 
look. Texas wool has advanced to a figure 
that curtails trade somewhat, 45 to 48 cents 
for Fall cleaned. Australian wool is out of 
reach of the trade, prices asked running 
from 75 to 78 cents scoured basis. Central 
and eastern wools are very firm. Fine 
washed Ohio and Pennsylvania runs lrom 
25 to 31 cents. Reports from the London 
wool sales now in progress are that com¬ 
petition is lively. The offerings for this 
fifth series of 1902 London sales numbered 
11,700 bales. Prices ranged from 25 to 37 
cents for scoured and seven to 21 cents for 
greasy. 
TRANSPORTATION OF FRUITS.— 
Strange as it may seem most of the fruit 
brought from the Pacific coast is less dam¬ 
aged in shipment than much that comes 
from nearby points, say New Jersey or 50 
or 100 miles up the Hudson River. The west¬ 
ern fruit Is packed with great care to avoid 
bruising. It is put in cars and not dis¬ 
turbed until it arrives at its destination. 
Let us see how an average shipment from 
the Hudson River section is often han¬ 
dled. It is hauled a mile or more to the 
boat landing in a wagon which perhaps has 
some sort of apology for springs. After 
this shaking it is lifted out and set with a 
jounce on the dock or in the freight house. 
When the boat comes along the deck hands 
hustle the stuff on board, setting it down 
with an emphatic jounce, which is again re¬ 
peated and emphasized when the fruit ar¬ 
rives at the New York dock. .A truckman 
then takes it in hand, giving it more mas¬ 
sage; and it is still further whacked around 
in the store before being sold. Of course 
all shipments are not handled so roughly, 
but this is not an exaggerated statement 
of many cases. Part of the trouble is from 
carelessness, and part from lack of facili¬ 
ties for handling small shipments of odd¬ 
shaped stuff. It is hardly to be expected 
that a few baskets or crates of produce 
will be handled as carefully either by 
freight or express as large lots in uniform 
packages which can be piled in cars and 
on trucks to advantage. 
INCREASING APPLE TRADE.—The 
great point to be aimed at in the use of 
packages smaller than the barrel is to 
reach families that are able to buy apples 
but have no facilities for handling more 
than a bushel at a time. Between them 
and the grower there is a somewhat un¬ 
willing fruit man, who would rather buy 
apples by the barrel and retail them by 
the quart than to handle unbroken bushel 
packages, as there is much more profit in 
the former method. It is not probable that 
this retailer will encourage small package 
trade until there is a loud demand for it 
from consumers. This demand will come 
as soon as they-find that it is really pos¬ 
sible to get something different from the 
clawed-over, sticky-looking stuff so often 
seen in the grocery stores. 
AN INCIDENTAL MARKET.—In the 
meantime those who put fine apples in 
bushel packages on the general market will 
strike a trade that is likely to increase to 
large proportions. This is from the small 
dealers who have street stands or push 
carts. Part of the cart business is syndi¬ 
cated, that is, one man will have a num¬ 
ber of carts, which he lets out loaded with 
fruit, to those who retail it. But there are 
many independent small dealers who can¬ 
not handle or afford to buy a barrel ol 
apples. In the morning they go to the mar¬ 
kets with their empty carts and buy of job¬ 
bers whatever fruit they think they can 
sell, perhaps a bunch of bananas or a load 
of grapes, pears, plums or apples. These 
men can handle a bushel of apples very 
well, and hundreds of boxes of Pacific coast 
apples were disposed of in this way during 
the past season. Good-looking apples al¬ 
ways sell well on the streets, but many of 
these men could not have sold apples if 
there had been no smaller packages than 
barrels offered. 
SMALL FRY TRADE.—It looks like 
microscopic business for a big strong man 
to keep a little fruit stand or run around 
■with a cart, often selling less than $10 
•worth of stuff in an entire week, paying a 
license and suffering numerous losses. A 
large share of these street men are Greeks 
or Italians, who manage to exist and save 
money on what would seem like a starva¬ 
tion amount to most people. The stock in 
trade of these small merchants is usually 
a mixture, which varies according to sea¬ 
son. At present one sees such combination 
stocks as pears and peaches, bananas and 
apples or perhaps peaches, pears and 
apples. The business life of these fruit men 
is not full of joy. Those with carts have 
to look out for thieves, dodge wagons, and 
watch for policemen who have a right to 
arrest them if they stay In one place more 
than five minutes. They get into the 
crowds morning and night in order to sell 
to those going to and from work, and run 
a constant risk of having their load upset 
by collision with a wagon. Recently we 
saw one of these outfits demolished by one 
of the big mail wagons hurrying to the 
Pennsylvania Railroad with mail for the 
West. These wagons have a right of way 
in preference to other traffic, but the Greek 
fruit man, seeing his load upset, in the 
spirit of Leonidas, rushed after the mail 
wagon and grabbed one of the horses by 
the head, being determined to have the 
driver arrested. He evidently did not un¬ 
derstand why Uncle Sam and his coach¬ 
man had any more right on that particular 
part of the street, than he, but an unsym¬ 
pathetic policeman arrested him for inter¬ 
fering with the mails. It is only fair to 
say that according to our observation the 
drivers of these mail wagons are as care¬ 
ful as could be expected for the work that 
they have to do, and do not often abuse 
their privileges of right of way. w. w. h. 
BUSINESS BITS. 
Before ordering your fertilizers for Fall 
seeding write to The Rogers & Hubbard 
Co., Middletown, Conn., for prices and 
booklet. Hubbard’s brands are standard 
and have been used exclusively by Geo. M. 
Clark in producing his famous grass 'fields. 
That Common Sense calf feeder should 
appeal to every farmer who raises calves, 
and especially to those raising blooded 
stock. The manufacturer guarantees sat¬ 
isfaction or to refund purchase price. Send 
for descriptive circulars and learn the ad¬ 
vantages and benefits from its use. Ad¬ 
dress O. IT. Mfg. Co., Dept. R, Lyndon, Vt. 
It needs no argument to convince anyone 
that prevention is better than cure. “The 
Preventive Treatment” for cattle and swine 
diseases is an invaluable book issued by 
the West Disinfecting Co., 4 E. 59th St., 
New York. This company makes the 
famous chloro-naptholeum, which has often 
been recommended in our columns as a dis¬ 
infectant and cattle remedy. 
An invention which is rapidly winning its 
way to public favor is the Howell adjust¬ 
able steel horse collar, manufactured by 
the Howell & Spaulding Co., of Caro, Mich. 
The first impression with many is that a 
steel collar is too unyielding to be comfort¬ 
able on a horse, while the reverse is true, 
for the same reason that army saddles with 
their wood trees never gall the back of a 
horse. It is the most humane collar, and 
being adjustable, can be made to fit any 
horse. 
The letter below speaks well for the well- 
known horse remedy, Kendall’s Spavin 
Cure: 
Elk Grove, Cal., Aug. 1, 1902. 
Dr. B. J. Kendall Co., Enosburg Falls, Vt. 
Gentlemen:—Please send me one of your 
books, “Treatise on the Horse and His 
Diseases,” for which I enclose a two-cent 
stamp At present I am doctoring two 
horses, one has a spavin and the other a 
bad case of poll evil. Am using your Ken¬ 
dall’s Spavin Cure and must say that they 
are both improving fast. Of all the horse 
medicines I ever used Kendall’s Spavin 
Cure is king. Respectfully yours, 
JAMES A. TRIBBLE. 
The R. E. Dietz Co., of 87 Laight Street, 
New York, has been in the lamp and lan¬ 
tern manufacturing business for about 60 
years. As is the case with almost every 
other necessary of life, there are lanterns 
and lanterns, but for a steady, strong, 
white light, safe, reliable and convenient 
in trimming, filling and carrying there is 
nothing that quite comes up to the old re¬ 
liable Dietz. The lamps and lanterns are 
made in many different sizes and patterns 
adapted to every character of outdoor 
work. They are sold most everywhere by 
hardware dealers, but readers interested 
should secure a copy of the descriptive 
catalogue and determine which of the many 
is best suited to their particular uses. 
The cold water paints made by the Water 
Paint Company of America, of New York 
City, come under the general name Asbes¬ 
tine, and are, as indicated by the name, 
of a fireproof character. Their very low 
cost and exceptional adhering qualities, 
with no disposition to crack or blister, have 
caused them to make most surprising in¬ 
roads on the oil paint business. But above 
all they are distinguished for their won¬ 
derful fireproof qualities. In proof of this 
the fire underwriters of Boston, Montreal 
and other cities after thoroughly investi¬ 
gating them have gone so far as to make 
special rates of insurance on buildings 
painted with them. Readers who would 
know more about the Asbestine paints 
should correspond with the proprietors di¬ 
rect, who will supply color cards and mat¬ 
ter setting forth its uses and qualities. 
|ANY FARM BUILDING 
—barn, stable or shed—is better j 
for a good roofing or siding of 
NEPONSET 
RED 
ROPE 
(. Don't forget the name.) 
Twenty years experience has proved to thousands of 
farmers that it makes the best low priced roof or sid¬ 
ing in the world. It is the original and js unlike any 
other Don’t confuse it with cheap imitations or 
worthless tarred papers. It costs little, is easily ap- 
f iliod and louts long. Send for free sample and book on “Bulld¬ 
og Economy.** A completo roofing kit FREE with ovory rolL 
F. W. BIRD & SON, E. Walpole, Mass. Chicago, III. 
ALL SORTS. 
The call for Holstein cattle has increased 
during the past year. They are the best 
of all dairy cattle, and with the high price 
of beef their size will bring them in favor 
for the general farm. a. c. hankins. 
Fish Fertilizer.— Prof. C. D. Woods, of 
the Maine Experiment Station, states that 
fish tankage containing six per cent of 
nitrogen and 14 of phosphoric acid can be 
bought in Portland at about $20 per ton. 
By mixing 200 pounds of muriate of potash 
with 1,800 pounds of the fish tankage farm¬ 
ers will have a fair fertilizer for grass and 
orchard land. Or, 800 pounds of the tank¬ 
age and 1,500 pounds of wood ashes will 
make a good mixture. 
Filling the Silo.— The prime object in 
filling a silo is to exclude the air, and we 
find that is best attained by tramping 
everywhere as solid as possible, especially 
at the outside right up to the wall. As the 
lighter portions of the corn (leaves, etc.) 
fall first, and so get divided from the 
richer cob and grain we arrange to have 
all fall about the centre of silo and then 
keep leveling down all around. We have 
tried letting silo fill itself, but it won’t do: 
the air will get in and spoil a lot of good 
feed, so we tried one man to keep it level, 
next tried two, last year went in myself 
and took two good men with me, and found 
plenty of work for all three. I got a good 
solid job, and am sure it paid well as we 
had not a handful of waste silage. We 
start to feed as soon as filled; stock relish 
it fresh, and there is no loss, whereas if 
left to make, say from two to four weeks, 
you have to throw off at least six inches, 
usually considerably more, equal, in my 
opinion, to 15 inches or more before sinking. 
Ontario, Canada. h. a. r. 
For the Roofs and 
Sides of your Barns 
and Poultry-Houses 
RUBEROID 
(TRADE-MARK REGISTERED) 
Lasts Indefinely. Booklet “K” 
THE STANDARD PAINT CO 
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102 William St., New York. 
STEEL ROOFING 
FREIGHT CHARGES PAID BY US 
Strictly new, perfect. Semi - Hardened 
Steel Sheets, 2 feet wide, 6 leet long. The 
best Hoofing, Siding or Ceiling yon can ate. 
No experience necessary to lay it. An 
ordinary hammer or hatchet the only 
tools you need. We furnish nails free 
and paint roofing two sides. Comes 
either fiat, corrugated or “V” crimped. 
Delivered free of all charges to all points 
in the U. S.. east of the Mississippi River 
■ll *■ and North of the Ohio River 
At $2.25 PER SQUARE 
Prices to other points on application. A aquaro muons 100 
square feet. Write for free Catalogue No. 57 
CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING CO.. W. 35th and Iron Sts., Chlcua 
Waltham and 
Elgin Watches 
A Nightmare 
Gives point to the fact that excessive or 
irregular eating disturbs the digestion. 
Nightmare or night hag has it’s day time 
correspondence in the undue fullness 
after eating, with the belchings and sour 
or bitter rising so often experienced after 
too hasty or too hearty eating. 
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery 
cures dyspepsia and other diseases of the 
stomach and its allied organs of diges¬ 
tion and nutrition. When these diseases 
are cured, the whole body shares in the 
increased strength derived from food 
properly digested and perfectly assimil¬ 
ated. 
"Your ‘Golden Medical Discovery’ and Dr. 
Sage’s Catarrh Remedy have been of great 
benefit to me,” writes (Prof.) Pleasant A. Oliver, 
of Viola, Fulton Co., Ark. "Before I used the 
above mentioned remedies my sleep was not 
sound; digestion bad: a continued feeling of 
misery. I now feel like a new man. Any one 
in need of medical treatment for nasal catarrh 
conld do no better than to take treatment of 
Dr. R. V. Pierce. I know his medicines are all 
right in this class of diseases.” 
Sometimes a dealer tempted by the 
little more profit paid on the sale of less 
meritorious medicines will offer the cus¬ 
tomer a substitute as being "just as 
good ” as the " Discovery.” It is better 
for him because it pays better, but it is 
not as good for you, if you want the 
medicine that has cured others, and 
which you believe will cure you. 
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets cleanse 
the clogged system from accumulated 
impurities. 
HIGH GRADE. LOW PRICES. 
Some of our people will want watches this Fall. 
Our people are used to good things and will want 
GOOD watches. That Is the kind we offer (Walthams 
and Klglns only) and all full 15-jeweled. Every watch 
Is warranted and may be returned at our expense if 
you don't like it when you see It. YVe guarantee 
every watch to be tlrst class in every respect, and the 
prices are the lowest on record. 
Men's 14k. 25 Year Gold Filled Watch 
Full 15-Jeweled Works, Hunting Case, 
$ 16 . 50 . 
No. 201 is a genuine Waltham or Elgin Watch. The 
works are full-jeweled, stem wind and set, and con¬ 
tain the greatest Improvements. The case is 14k- 
gold tilled, warranted for 25 years. This watch sells 
at from $25 to $35, but we will send one including free 
safe delivery foronlv $16.50. 
Men's 14k. 25 Year Gold Filled Watch 
Full 15-.Teweled Works, Open-Face Case, 
$ 13 . 60 . 
No. 202 Is the same as No. 201, but open face. Price 
Including free safe delivery, only $13.60. 
Men's Sterling Silver Watch. 
Full 15-Jeweled Works, 3-ounce Case, 
Open Face or Hunting. 
$ 12 . 00 . 
No. 203 Is ,ust like No. 201, but the case is sterling 
silver, weighing o ounces, open face or hunting 
Delivered ! .i good running order for only $12. 
Men's Full 15-Jeweled Waltham or 
Elgin Watch. 
Nickel Silver Case, Open Face. 
$ 7 . 75 . 
No. 204 Is just like No. 202. but the case Is made of 
solid nickel-silver, a beautiful while composition 
metal. Price Including free safe delivery, only $7.75. 
Ladies' Full 15-Jeweled Watch. 
14-k. 25 Year Gold Filled Hunting Case. 
$ 15 . 25 . 
No. 205 Is just like No. 201, but ladles’ size. Delivered 
freo in good running order for only $15.25. 
Address 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
NEW YORK CITY 
